2007 Lisbon local by-election

2007 Lisbon local by-election 50px|link=Lisbon parliamentary 2005 Lisbon local election 2005 2009 Lisbon local election 2009 15 July 2007 All 17 Councillors in the Lisbon City Council 9 36.7% 16.0 pp 2007 Lisbon local by-election#Opinion polling António Costa img 6536.jpg 130 110 150 5 10 António Costa Socialist Party (Portugal) 5 seats, 26.6% 56,732 6 1 29.5% 2.9 pp António Carmona Rodrigues.png 205 110 150 5 43 center Carmona Rodrigues Independent (politician) Lisbon with Carmona CCCCCC Did not contest 31,990 3 New party 16.6% New party Fernando Negrão PSD.png 350 110 150 35 100 center Fernando Negrão Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 8 seats, 42.4% 30,401 3 5 15.8% 26.6 pp Helena Roseta 2025.jpg 165 110 150 10 25 center Helena Roseta Independent (politician) Citizens for Lisbon 00FF00 Did not contest 19,754 2 New party 10.3% New party 100px Ruben de Carvalho Portuguese Communist Party CDU ff0000 2 seats, 11.4% 18,163 2 9.4% 2.0 pp António Costa com Bernardo Trindade e José Sá Fernandes.jpg 450 110 150 75 35 center José Sá Fernandes Left Bloc (Portugal) 1 seats, 7.9% 13,132 1 6.8% 1.1 pp Mayor Marina Ferreira Social Democratic Party (Portugal) António Costa Socialist Party (Portugal) The 2007 Lisbon local by-election was held on 15 July 2007 to elect a new mayor and members of the Lisbon City Council, in order to complete the term started in 2005 following the collapse of Mayor Carmona Rodrigues' local government. In the first, and still only, mayoral by-election in Lisbon's history, António Costa, by then Minister of Internal Administration under Prime Minister José Sócrates, was elected with almost 30 percent of the votes, electing six councillors, and would complete the term started in 2005 and to be finished by 2009.António Costa vence eleições para Lisboa https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/autarquicas-lisboa-2007/antonio-costa-vence-eleicoes-para-lisboa_n47606 2007-07-15 2024-03-02 www.rtp.pt pt-PT The election resulted in a very fragmented local council, with former mayor Carmona Rodrigues Independent movement, Lisbon with Carmona, polling second with around 17 percent of the votes and electing 3 councillors. The Social Democratic Party (PSD) suffered a massive defeat, polling third with less than 16 percent of the votes, a loss of 27 percentage points compared with 2005, and electing only 3 councilors, a loss of five.Marques Mendes assume derrota do PSD em Lisboa https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/autarquicas-lisboa-2007/marques-mendes-assume-derrota-do-psd-em-lisboa_n47610 2007-07-16 2024-03-02 www.rtp.pt pt-PT Another independent led by Helena Roseta, called Citizens for Lisbon, that congregated center-left to leftwing movements, gathered more than 10 percent of the votes and elected two councillors. The Unitary Democratic Coalition presented Ruben de Carvalho as their mayoral candidate and won 9 percent of the votes and retained the two seats from 2005. The Left Bloc presented José Sá Fernandes as candidate for Mayor, which was reelected as councillor. The CDS – People's Party (CDS–PP) was wiped out from Lisbon City Council. Turnout was the lowest ever, with just 36.7 percent of voters casting a ballot, a drop of 16 percentage points compared with 2005. Background In the 2005 election, the Social Democratic Party led by Carmona Rodrigues, won a landslide victory with 42 percent of the votes and 8 councillors, defeating the Socialist Party candidate, Manuel Maria Carrilho, by a wide margin, which only gain 26.6 percent of the votes and 5 councillors. CDU won 2 councillors, while BE and CDS–PP gained just one.Carmona Rodrigues "dedica" vitória em Lisboa a Santana Lopes e Marques Mendes https://www.publico.pt/2005/10/10/jornal/carmona-rodrigues-dedica-vitoria-em-lisboa-a-santana-lopes-e-marques-mendes-43082 2005-10-10 2024-03-02 www.publico.pt pt-PT By 2007, a crisis in the management of the city erupted because of urban development plans regarding a company called Bragaparques. These plans were highly controversial and led to an investigation by the Public Prosecution Office.Ex-vereadora da Câmara de Lisboa ouvida no âmbito do processo Bragaparques https://www.publico.pt/2007/04/19/local/noticia/exvereadora-da-camara-de-lisboa-ouvida-no-ambito-do-processo-bragaparques-1291602 2007-04-19 2024-03-02 www.publico.pt pt-PT Then PSD leader, Luís Marques Mendes withdrew his support from Carmona and asked PSD councillors to resign, which led to the fall of Carmona's local government and the calling of a by-election.Carmona Rodrigues afronta Marques Mendes e recusa ir-se embora https://www.publico.pt/2007/05/04/jornal/carmona-rodrigues-afronta-marques-mendes--e-recusa-irse-embora-213317 2007-05-04 2024-03-02 www.publico.pt pt-PTEleições para Câmara de Lisboa deverão ser a 15 de Julho https://www.publico.pt/2007/05/19/jornal/eleicoes-para-camara-de-lisboa-deverao-ser-a-15-de-julho-215392 2007-05-19 2024-03-02 www.publico.pt pt-PT Electoral system Each party or coalition must present a list of candidates. The winner of the most voted list for the municipal council is automatically elected mayor, similar to first-past-the-post (FPTP). The lists are closed and the seats in each municipality are apportioned according to the D'Hondt method. Unlike in national legislative elections, independent lists are allowed to run.Lei n.º 169/99, de 18 de Setembro https://www.pgdlisboa.pt/leis/lei_mostra_articulado.php?nid=592&tabela=leis&so_miolo= 2022-02-12 www.pgdlisboa.ptEleição dos titulares dos órgãos das autarquias locais https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei-organica/2001-34526875 Diário da República 14 August 2001 17 July 2025 pt Parties and candidates Party/CoalitionPoliticalpositionCandidateAutárquicas 2007 Lisboa - Candidatos https://www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt/autarquicas2007/Candidatos.html 2024-03-02 www.eleicoes.mai.gov.pt2005 resultVotes (%)SeatsPPD/PSDSocial Democratic PartyPartido Social DemocrataCentre-rightFernando Negrão42.4%8 17 Social Democratic Party (Portugal)PSSocialist PartyPartido SocialistaCentre-leftAntónio Costa26.6%5 17 #ff66ffCDUUnitary Democratic CoalitionColigação Democrática Unitária PCP, PEVLeft-wingto far-leftRuben de Carvalho11.4%2 17 #FF0000BELeft BlocBloco de EsquerdaLeft-wingto far-left José Sá Fernandes7.9%1 17 Left Bloc (Portugal)CDS–PPCDS – People's PartyCDS – Partido PopularRight-wing Telmo Correia5.9%1 17 CDS – People's PartyPCTPPortuguese Workers' Communist PartyPartido Comunista dos Trabalhadores PortuguesesFar-leftAntónio Garcia Pereira1.0%0 17 Portuguese Workers' Communist PartyPNRNational Renovator PartyPartido Nacional RenovadorFar-rightJosé Pinto Coelho0.3%0 17PNDNew Democracy PartyPartido Nova DemocraciaRight-wingManuel Monteiro PPMPeople's Monarchist PartyPartido Popular Democrático Right-wingGonçalo da Câmara Pereira MPTEarth PartyPartido da TerraCentre-rightPedro Quartin Graça LCC Lisbon with CarmonaLisboa com CarmonaCentre-rightCarmona Rodrigues CPLCitizens for LisbonCidadãos por LisboaCentre-leftHelena Roseta Opinion polling #EAFFEA Exit poll 1px solid #AAAAAA Polling firm/Link Fieldwork date Sample size PSD PS CDU BE CDS LCC CPL O Other Lead 2007 local by-election 15 Jul 2007 15.875% Verdana 3 29.575% Verdana 6 9.475% Verdana 2 6.875% Verdana 1 3.775% Verdana 0 16.675% Verdana 3 10.275% Verdana 2 8.075% Verdana 012.9 UCP–CESOP 15 Jul 2007 ? 12–1575% Verdana 2/3 29–3475% Verdana 6 9–1175% Verdana 2 7–975% Verdana 1 2–475% Verdana 0 15–1975% Verdana 3/4 10–1275% Verdana 2 –14–15 Aximage 11–12 Jul 2007 780 16.334.2 10.2 4.8 2.5 16.9 9.5 5.6 17.3 Intercampus 6–11 Jul 2007 959 15.137.1 13.6 7.4 2.4 16.0 4.5 3.9 21.1 Marktest 10 Jul 2007 610 12.332.0 7.0 5.8 2.1 15.8 12.1 12.9 16.2 Eurosondagem 8–10 Jul 2007 1,559 18.432.5 7.7 5.5 4.0 15.9 12.1 3.9 14.1 UCP–CESOP 7–10 Jul 2007 2,023 1533 9 8 4 12 11 8 18 Marktest 3–4 Jul 2007 605 13.334.1 7.7 6.5 1.5 15.5 14.3 7.1 18.6 Intercampus 29 Jun–4 Jul 2007 800 17.534.7 12.2 6.0 3.2 14.9 6.5 5.0 17.2 Aximage 18–20 Jun 2007 550 14.139.8 10.2 4.8 1.8 15.0 11.0 3.3 24.8 Intercampus 8–13 Jun 2007 804 19.531.1 9.1 9.6 2.5 13.7 9.1 5.4 11.6 Data Crítica 28–29 May 2007 600 18.637.4 4.7 4.4 1.4 16.0 17.0 0.5 18.8 Eurosondagem 21–23 May 2007 1,525 14.832.1 6.3 5.0 3.8 16.9 15.9 5.2 15.2 Marktest 16–17 May 2007 600 12.132.0 7.8 6.4 1.1 19.9 17.2 3.6 12.1 2005 local election 10 Oct 2005 42.475% Verdana 8 26.675% Verdana 5 11.475% Verdana 2 7.975% Verdana 1 5.975% Verdana 1 5.875% Verdana 015.8 Results Municipal Council Summary of the 15 July 2007 Lisbon City Council by-election results |- | colspan="11" align=center|#F8F9FA Left Bloc 1 Unitary Democratic Coalition 2 Socialist Party (Portugal) 6 Citizens for Lisbon 2 #00FF00 Lisbon with Carmona 3 #cccccc Social Democratic Party (Portugal) 3 |- ! rowspan="2" colspan=2 style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=left|Parties ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|Votes ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|% ! rowspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align=right|±pp swing ! colspan="2" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Councillors |- style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|Total ! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" align="center"|± |- |style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#FF66FF align="center" | |align=left|Socialist |56,732||29.49||2.9||6||1 |- |style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#CCCCCC align="center" | |align=left|Lisbon with Carmona |31,990||16.63||||3|| |- |Social Democratic Party (Portugal) Social Democratic |30,401||15.80||26.6||3||5 |- |style="width: 9px" bgcolor=#00FF00 align="center" | |align=left|Citizens for Lisbon |19,754||10.27||||2|| |- | Unitary Democratic Coalition Unitary Democratic Coalition |18,163||9.44||2.0||2||0 |- | Left Bloc (Portugal) Left Bloc |13,132||6.83||1.1||1||0 |- | CDS – People's Party People's |7,148||3.72||2.2||0||1 |- | Portuguese Workers' Communist Party Portuguese Workers' Communist |3,021||1.57||0.6||0||0 |- | National Renovator Party National Renovator |1,599||0.83||0.5||0||0 |- | New Democracy Party (Portugal) New Democracy |1,182||0.61||||0|| |- | Earth Party Earth |1,019||0.53||||0|| |- | People's Monarchist Party (Portugal) People's Monarchist |730||0.30||||0|| |- |colspan=2 width="330" align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total valid |width="50" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|184,871 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|96.11 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0.5 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|17 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|0 |- |colspan=2|Blank ballots |4,622||2.40||0.5||colspan=3 rowspan=4| |- |colspan=2|Invalid ballots |2,861||1.49||0.2 |- |colspan=2 align=left style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|Total |width="50" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|192,354 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|100.00 |width="40" align="right" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"| |- |colspan=2|Registered voters/turnout ||524,140||36.70||16.0 |- | colspan=11 align=left | Source: Lisbon 2007 election results |} References External links 2007 local by-election results Category:2007 elections in Portugal Category:Elections in Lisbon Category:2000s in Lisbon